WASHINGTON— The Trump administration’s proposal to dramatically ramp up offshore oil drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters, according to an ...

Monday marks 10 years since the Refugio oil spill off Santa Barbara County, considered one of the worst environmental disasters in California history, and now that same pipeline that burst could be ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Officials are investigating one of California's largest oil spills after more than 120,000 gallons of oil leaked from an offshore rig pipeline and into the waters off ...

After a massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 workers on April 20, 2010, millions of gallons of crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico for months, triggering the most ...

Multiple effects of oil and its components in fish / Christopher J. Kennedy -- Toxicological and physiological effects of the surfactant dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate at varying salinities during ...

The BP oil disaster holds a valuable lesson for investors. June 22, 2010 — -- Investors, take notice. The BP oil spill has taught us once again that no stock is immune from potential disaster. No ...

If you thought the BP oil disaster in the Gulf region was the worst oil spill in the history of the world, think again. It is being reported that foreign oil companies spill more than 1.5 million tons ...

Texas biologist says he's optimistic after previous mega-blowout. July 8, 2010 -- We all know the scenario by now: On a simmering spring day in the Gulf of Mexico, workers on an offshore platform are ...

The massive oil spill spreading through the Gulf of Mexico is a horrific environmental disaster that could have a devastating effect on bird populations, marine life, and the coastal ecology. But, ...

You've probably heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster—the largest marine oil spill in history. But how much do you really know about what happened, and why? More than a decade has passed since ...

Concerns are growing over an oil slick off Chinas east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded and sank a week ago following a collision at sea. - Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain, 1979 ...

- Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain, 1979: The two Greek-registered tankers collide and catch fire off Tobago in the West Indies, spilling an estimated 287,000 tonnes of crude. Thirty sailors die. - ...